AUSTIN -- Max Verstappen was left angry with himself after two mistakes in qualifying for the U.S. Grand Prix saw him fail to extract the full potential from his Red Bull.
After an engine change ahead of qualifying, Verstappen had a 15-place grid penalty hanging over him regardless of where he qualified, but he believed his car had the potential to set the second fastest time in qualifying. Two mistakes in Turns 8 and 15 saw him set the sixth fastest time, 0.311s off Sebastian Vettel in second and just 0.090s off Valtteri Bottas in third.
"I was very angry with myself after qualifying," he said.